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DC "1PA6E PUBLIC UBRttr
And Then There Was None
This past week marked the end of an era so to speak, as Bethpage 's covered ice-skating
rink began to be demolished and removed from the Bethpage Community
Park. The impressive machinery, which from a distance resembled a hungry prehis­toric
dinosaur or a medieval dragon chopped away at the concrete structure bit by
bit, leaving huge piles of rubble and debris.
The 18-acre park, which is situated in the northern portion of Bethpage is owned
by the Town of Oyster Bay and for years provided residents with many activities
including ice-skating. Presently the area remains closed so that the Town of Oyster
Bay can not only remove the aging rink but also begin the process of remediation.
The Town of Oyster Bay plans to remediate all impacted soils to New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation defined cleanup concentrations for sur­face
soils to a depth of ten feet below grade. All soils that are excavated will be dis­posed
of at a permitted facility and will be replaced with clean fill and top soil as
necessary. They will also remediate historical fill areas to NYSDEC defined cleanup
concentration of depths up to 20 feet below grade. Remediation will also take place
regarding any identified source areas in soil with potential to affect groundwater
quality or soil vapor to NYSDEC defined cleanup objectives. Vapor intrusion mitiga­tion
systems will be installed and any identified impacts that are subject to more than
one of the above strategic initiatives will be remediated to meet the more'conserva­tive,
comprehensive cleanup initiative. A community meeting was held on June 14 at
the Bethpage Public Library to explain the above mentioned remediation process as
well as the tentative schedule of the work.
The Bethpage Community Park was primarily farmlands until the 1940s.
About that time the property was purchased by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp.,
a predecessor company of Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation as part of their
Bethpage facility. According to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation records,
the property comprising the park was donated by Grumman Aircraft Engineering
Corporation to the Town of Oyster Bay on October 17, 1962. Shortly thereafter, the
park, as we knew it was created.
Plans are presently on the drawing board to erect a new enclosed
skating rink-mth construction and site improvements expected from
November 200b through October 2007. The project completion, which
includes the opening of the new skating rink, is scheduled for November
2007.
Documents related to the remediation portion of the Bethpage
Community Park under the aegis of the Town of Oyster Bay can be
viewed at the Bethpage Public Library(931-3907) as well as the Town
Clerk's Office (797-7960) or the NYSDEC Region 1 Headquarters (631-
444-0350)

DC "1PA6E PUBLIC UBRttr
And Then There Was None
This past week marked the end of an era so to speak, as Bethpage 's covered ice-skating
rink began to be demolished and removed from the Bethpage Community
Park. The impressive machinery, which from a distance resembled a hungry prehis­toric
dinosaur or a medieval dragon chopped away at the concrete structure bit by
bit, leaving huge piles of rubble and debris.
The 18-acre park, which is situated in the northern portion of Bethpage is owned
by the Town of Oyster Bay and for years provided residents with many activities
including ice-skating. Presently the area remains closed so that the Town of Oyster
Bay can not only remove the aging rink but also begin the process of remediation.
The Town of Oyster Bay plans to remediate all impacted soils to New York State
Department of Environmental Conservation defined cleanup concentrations for sur­face
soils to a depth of ten feet below grade. All soils that are excavated will be dis­posed
of at a permitted facility and will be replaced with clean fill and top soil as
necessary. They will also remediate historical fill areas to NYSDEC defined cleanup
concentration of depths up to 20 feet below grade. Remediation will also take place
regarding any identified source areas in soil with potential to affect groundwater
quality or soil vapor to NYSDEC defined cleanup objectives. Vapor intrusion mitiga­tion
systems will be installed and any identified impacts that are subject to more than
one of the above strategic initiatives will be remediated to meet the more'conserva­tive,
comprehensive cleanup initiative. A community meeting was held on June 14 at
the Bethpage Public Library to explain the above mentioned remediation process as
well as the tentative schedule of the work.
The Bethpage Community Park was primarily farmlands until the 1940s.
About that time the property was purchased by Grumman Aircraft Engineering Corp.,
a predecessor company of Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation as part of their
Bethpage facility. According to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation records,
the property comprising the park was donated by Grumman Aircraft Engineering
Corporation to the Town of Oyster Bay on October 17, 1962. Shortly thereafter, the
park, as we knew it was created.
Plans are presently on the drawing board to erect a new enclosed
skating rink-mth construction and site improvements expected from
November 200b through October 2007. The project completion, which
includes the opening of the new skating rink, is scheduled for November
2007.
Documents related to the remediation portion of the Bethpage
Community Park under the aegis of the Town of Oyster Bay can be
viewed at the Bethpage Public Library(931-3907) as well as the Town
Clerk's Office (797-7960) or the NYSDEC Region 1 Headquarters (631-
444-0350)